xix, 383 p. : 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-377) and index

Foreword / Richard Burge -- Preface / John Seidensticker, Sarah Christie, Peter Jackson -- Introducing the tiger / John Seidensticker, Sarah Christie, Peter Jackson -- Ecology, behaviour and resilience of the tiger and its conservation needs / Mel Sunquist, K. Ullas Karanth, Fiona Sunquist -- Tiger distribution, phenotypic variation and conservation issues / Andrew C. Kitchener -- Subspecies of tigers: molecular assessment using 'voucher specimens' of geographically traceable individuals / Joelle Wentzel, J. Claiborne Stephens, Warren Johnson -- Molecular biology in conservation biology / Sriyanie Miththapala -- The tiger in human consciousness and its significance in crafting solutions for tiger conservation / Peter Jackson -- Tiger ecology: understanding and encouraging landscape patterns and conditions where tigers can persist / John Seidensticker, Sarah Christie, Peter Jackson -- Population dynamics of the Amur tiger in Sikhote-Alin Zapovednik, Russia / Evgeny N. Smirnov, Dale G. Miquelle -- Hierarchical spatial analysis of Amur tiger relationships to habitat and prey / Dale G. Miquelle, Evgeny N. Smirnov, Troy W. Merrill -- Prey depletion as a critical determinant of tiger population viability / K. Ullas Karanth, Bradley M. Stith -- Counting the tiger's prey, reliably / K. Ullas Karanth -- Long-term monitoring of tigers: lessons from Nagarahole / K. Ullas Karanth, Mel Sunquist, K. M. Chinnappa -- How volunteer naturalists can monitor tigers and prey / K. Ullas Karanth -- Tigers in Panna: preliminary results from an Indian tropical dry forest / Raghunandan S. Chundawat, Neel Gogate, A. J. T. Johnsingh -- Last of the Indonesian tigers: a cause for optimism / Neil Franklin, Bastoni, Sriyanto, Dwiatmo Siswomartono -- Using tiger stripes to identify individual tigers / Neil Franklin, Bastoni, Sriyanto, Dwiatmo Siswomartono -- The tiger--human dimension in southeast Sumatra / Philip Nyhus, Sumianto, Ronald Tilson -- The status of the Indochinese tiger: separating fact from fiction / Alan Rabinowitz -- Moving conservation forward: surveys, training, planning and action must go hand in hand / Alan Rabinowitz -- Metapopulation structure of tigers in Thailand / James L. David Smith, Schwann Tunhikorn, Sompon Tanhan -- Metapopulation structure of tigers in Nepal / James L. David Smith, Charles McDougal, Sean C. Ahearn -- You can tell some tigers by their tracks with confidence / Charles McDougal -- Approaches to tiger conservation / John Seidensticker, Sarah Christie, Peter Jackson -- Linking in situ and ex situ tiger conservation -- Effective tiger conservation requires cooperation: zoos as a support for wild tigers / Ronald Tilson, Sarah Christie -- Is re-introduction of captive-bred tigers a feasible option for the future? / Sarah Christie, John Seidensticker -- The 5 Tigers Website: a tiger information centre / Ronald Tilson, Janet Tilson, Anne-Marie Alden -- The trade in tiger parts and what to do about it -- The beginning of the end of tigers in trade? / Ginette Hemley, Judy A. Mills -- Tiger bone: a millennium of treating pain / Ginette Hemley, Judy A. Mills -- Roaring back: anti-poaching strategies for the Russian Far East and the comeback of the Amur tiger / Steven Russell Galster, Karin Vaud Eliot -- Lessons for the future: key components of Operation Amba / Steven Russell Galster -- Combating tiger poaching and illegal wildlife trade in India / Ashok Kumar, Belinda Wright -- Tiger poaching statistics in India / Belinda Wright -- People, tiger habitat availability, and linkages for the tiger's future -- Where can tigers live in the future? A framework for identifying high-priority areas for the conservation of tigers in the wild / Eric D. Wikramanayake, Eric Dinerstein, John G. Robinson -- A habitat protection plan for the Amur tiger: developing political and ecological criteria for a viable land-use plan / Dale G. Miquelle, Troy W. Merrill, Yuri M. Dunishenko -- People and tigers in the Russian Far East: searching for the 'co-existence recipe' / Dale G. Miquelle, Evgeny N. Smirnov -- The tragedy of the Indian tiger: starting from scratch / Valmik Thapar -- A boost for Project Tiger? / Valmik Thapar -- Reconciling the needs of conservation and local communities: Global Environment Facility support for tiger conservation in India / Kathy MacKinnon, Hemanta Mishra, Jessica Mott -- Tigers as neighbours: efforts to promote local guardianship of endangered species in lowland Nepal / Eric Dinerstein, Arun Rijal, Marnie Bookbinder, Bijaya Kattel -- Pre-requisites for adapting the Chitwan model to other Tiger Conservation Units in Asia / Eric Dinerstein -- Epilogue - Vision and process in securing a future for wild tigers / John Seidensticker, Sarah Christie, Peter Jackson -- Common and scientific names used in the text -- The fossil tigers / Andrew C. Kitchener -- Key to locations in Figs. 11.1-11.6 / Alan Rabinowitz -- Indices for ranking Tiger Conservation Units / Eric D. Wikramanayake, Eric Dinerstein, John G. Robinson -- Counting tigers, with confidence / K. Ullas Karanth

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